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CLOTHES DRIER. No. 268,040. Patented Nov. 28, 1882.

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SAMUEL D. MORTON, OF CURRY, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,040, dated. November 28, 1882.

Application filed September 22, 1582. (No model.) 1

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, SAMUEL D. MORTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Corry, in the county of Erie and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Clothes- Drying Reel, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to clothes-drying reels, and has for its object to provide certain new and useful improvements, whereby the device may be conveniently and quickly folded up for transportation or economy in space.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device open. Fig. 2 is a like view of it folded, and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A designates a pivot-post, which is secured in the ground and provided with a lateral bottom flange, B, for retaining it in position. Post A is provided at its top with a pivot-pin, O, on which is accommodated the socket D in the under side of the removable turn-table E. This turn-table is provided with a radial series of pairs of parallel lateral upwardly-inclined flanges, F F, having at their front lower edges 2. cross-piece, Gr. At its top the turn-table has a horizontal plate, H, extending some distance out over flanges F F. Between the latter is pivoted the end of one of the radial arms I, which, when down in position, is supported by its end J abutting against the under side of the overhanging plate H and by auxiliarysupport G. To the outer ends of each of the arms I is hinged an extension, K, and both the arms and extensions are provided with a series of transverse perforations, L, for the endless clothesline M. The clothes-lines will be stretched to their fullest extent when the extensions K are all down; but by turning up and over one of these extensionson its hinge the line will besome slack, so that it can be drawn nearer the ground to facilitate removal of the clothes.

To fold up the drying-frame it is only necessary to turn the extensions over on their hinges, and then turn the arms up to a vertical position. The ends of the extensions will then be supported on the overhanging plate.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood. It is simple, compact, and efiicient, and by its construction strain on the pivots is completely obviated.

I claim as new- As an improvement in clothes-drying reels,

the combination of the socket-piece or turn table comprising the radial arms or flanges F and integral horizontal top plate, H, forming a platform, the radial pivoted line arms I and the extensions K, hingedto the latter on their upper side, so that they may be turned over and rest on the arms F, and when the latter are turned up have their ends rest on top the flat platform H to relieve the hinges from strain, said extensions K being also adapted to 

